A military official on Thursday criticised an Indian commander's comments after he said an ongoing military exercise was aimed at dismembering Pakistan in the event of a war.
The "irresponsible" statement did not bode well for the ongoing peace process between Pakistan and India, the official said.
"An army of the size of India does not require to brag about its capabilities; these are well-known to the military analysts," said the official from the Pakistani military's Inter-Services Public Relations who did not want to be named..
The Pakistani official noted that such war games were routine and said Pakistan also conducts such exercises periodically. "Pakistan's military strategy is based on defensive deterrence and it has the capability to blunt enemy offensives," the official said.